Sleeping At Last - Eight

^EmI re^Cmember

N.C.

the minute It was like a ^Emswitch was ^Cflipped I was just a kid ^Em who grew up strong ^Cenough To pick this ^Darmor up And ^Emsuddenly it fi^Ct ^Em God, that was ^Cso long a^Emgo, long ago, long ag^Co... ^EmI was little, I was ^Cweak, perfect^Dly naive And ^EmI grew up too ^Cquick

Now ^Amyou won't see all that I ^Ghave to lose And all I've ^Dlost in the ^Emfight to pro^Ctect it I won't ^Amlet you in I swore ^Gnever again ^CI can't aff^Dord, no, I ref^Emuse to be rejec^Cted

^DI want to ^Embreak these ^Cbones 'til they're better ^CI want to break them right ^Emand feel alive ^C

My ^Dhealing ^Cneeded more than time ^EmWhen I see ^C fragile things, helpless ^Emthings, broken things ^D I see the fa^Emmiliar I was little, I was weak, I was ^Dperfect too ^CNow I'm a broken mirror

But I can't ^Amlet you see all that I ^Ghave to lose All I've ^Dlost in the ^Emfight to pro^Ctect it I can't ^Amlet you in- I swore ^Bmnever again I can't af^Dford to let my^Emself be blind^Csided

I'm ^Amstanding guard, I'm ^Gfalling apart And ^Dall I ^Emwant is to tr^Cust you ^AmShow me how to lay ^Gmy sword down For ^Dlong enough^Em to let you ^Cthrough ^GHere I am, pry me open ^GWhat do you want to know?^C I'm just a kid who grew ^Dup scared ^Emenough To hold the ^Ddoor shut And ^Embury my inno^Ccence But ^Ghere's a map, ^Emhere's a shovel Here's my ^Cachilles' ^Emheel

^CI'm all ^Din, palms ^Emout, I'm at your ^Dmercy now and I'm ^Emready to beg^Cin I am ^Dstrong, I am ^Emstrong, I am strong ^Denough to ^Emlet you ^Ci--^D---^Cn

I'll ^Amshake the ground with a-a-^Bmll my ^Gmight I will ^Dpull my whole ^Emheart up to the sur^Cface For the ^Aminnocent, for the ^Bmvulnerable I'll show ^Dup on the front ^Emlines with a pur^Cpose And I'll give ^Amall I have, I'll give my ^Gblood, I'll give my sweat- An o^Dcean of tears will ^Emspill for what is ^Cbroken I'm shattered ^Amporcelain, glued back to^Bmgether ag^Gain Invinci^Dble like I've ^Emnever ^Cbe---^Den